The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

LITTLE SALLY WALKER

LITTLE SALLY WALKER, SITTING IN A SAUCER. RISE SALLY RISE, WIPE
YOUR WEEPING EYES, PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HIPS, AND LET YOUR
BACKBONE SLIP.
AH, SHAKE IT TO THE EAST, AH, SHAKE IT TO THE WEST, AH,
SHAKE IT TO THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE THE BEST. I REMEMBER PLAYING THIS
GAME WITH A GROUP OF GIRLS WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. WE WOULD ALL FORM
A LARGE CIRCLE, WITH ONE GIRL IN THE CENTER, AS WE WOULD RECITE THE
POEM THE GIRL IN THE CIRCLE WOULD HAVE TO COVER HER EYES WITH ONE
HAND AND TURN AROUND AND POINT TO ANOTHER GIRL THAT IS FORMING THE
RING. IT WAS THEN HER TURN TO BE LITTLE SALLY WALKER.